Secretary of State of Mississippi

Organization

• The is responsible for chartering corporations and other business entities, registering liens under the Uniform Commercial Code, issuing apostilles, and regulating notaries public. This division also publishes the Mississippi Administrative Bulletin, which is the official gazette for all regulations made by state agencies.
• The administers all public lands, including land forfeited in tax foreclosures, lands reserved for school use, tidelands held under the public trust doctrine, and lands held by state agencies.
• The administers elections, and monitors campaign finance and lobbying activities.
• The oversees the securities industry in Mississippi, and also regulates charities, cemeteries, funeral homes, and scrap metal dealers.
• The oversees the publication and distribution of state and agency documents, and coordinates the educational and constituent programs within the Secretary of State's office.
• The is responsible for reviewing and updating Mississippi’s business laws, as well as other laws and policies administered by the secretary of state. This division includes various committees which examine and revise different aspects of these laws.

  List of secretaries of the Territory of Mississippi

List of secretaries of the State of Mississippi